Background
Gourley, Theodore Joseph was born on August 17, 1944 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of Theodore Joseph and Josephine Veronica (Radigan) Gourley.
Educational organization administrator
Gourley, Theodore Joseph was born on August 17, 1944 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of Theodore Joseph and Josephine Veronica (Radigan) Gourley.
Bachelor, Wilkes U., 1966; Master of Arts, Trenton State College, 1970; Doctor of Education, Temple University, 1976.
Special education teacher, New Egypt (New Jersey) School, 1966-1968;
special education teacher, Mount Laurel (New Jersey) Schools, 1968-1971;
coordinator special education, Burlington County Co-Technology High School, Mount Holly, New Jersey, 1971-1972;
special education supervisor, Ednl. Improvement Center, Pitman, New Jersey, 1972-1977;
president, co-founder, Olympics of the Mind, Creative Competitions Inc., Glassboro, New Jersey, 1979-1983;
director gifted education, New Jersey State Department Education, Trenton, 1977-1983;
associate executive director, Ednl. Information & Resource Center, Sewell, New Jersey, since 1983.
Member roundtable Project Extra Large, United States Patent/Trademark Department Commerce, Washington, since 1988. Member governance board National Engineering Design Challenge, Alexandria, Virginia, since 1989. Member of faculty Challenger Center International.
Member National Association Gifted Children, Council for Exceptional Children, Creative and Inventive Thinking Association(member of advisory board since 1988), Junior Engineering Technology Society (director, board directors since 1986).
Married Mona Lee Tomaino, June 25, 1966 (deceased October 1977). 1 child, Katrina Coleen. Married Marlene Ann Fisher, July 7, 1979.
Children: Theodore J. III, Jonathan Samuel.